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;z:zr $3.50 of bcav-
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in stillfpools, or backward cddies, or
upon dry, exposed rocks and lodges,
until there seemed & a skeleton bridge
connecting thestonc piers. 3: a!
""Cayalrymcn! artillerists Prepare to
mount lsM-m-m-ount r. ~ ly2lssl ~ III (,
To tho top Of every polo assembled n
squirrel. Z, u Z I;
s"sst pickets Dcploy skirmisl,
Back into tho far, soft night was heard
the scrambling of deer, weasels, fcrrets,
foxes, skunks and muskrats, to guard all
the entrance places and prevent surprise.
}5S!""Now, come on witlSyour. bridge u
s sySs In ( the Sair overhead, Rolfc Stillson
heard the short, wcaried cries of wild
geese, cranes, ducks and other aquatic
birds, slowly, painfully carrying some
thing which hid the starlight and the
clouds. 4 n {!
When 1t had passed away, and the
night appeared. again In hertrailing dress
and diamond ornaments, behold Ia floor:
or mattress Of substantial construction,
stretched from pier to pier and from
shore to shore, anchored, stayed, md 3se-H
cured ! and scarcely Ind the buzz Of sat,
iisfaction; and relief ceased to echo when
there was heard upon this bridge ofStis-
sues and herbs the measured movement
of 10 coming host. s1iS 4 "a
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AcNSSs al PSllGSi llCIllAu uEltl,
all holding to larger cable connecting
with the smaller one. Next appeared a
sort OF mattress, or light woven plat
form, which glidcd over the ground
precisely like wagon, though no
wheels were visible, and it was manned
at the sides and rear by vast legion of
different animals, among which Rolfc
distinguished squirrels, rabbits, badgers.
raccoons, mice, minks, wcascls, polccats
and wildcais-as mighty n host rs that
which had invaded Maryland near this
point some seasons before. s.. -.
8 Upon the moving fabric, or low vehicle,
stood with difficulty an aged wolf issuing
commands to the pioneer column, in low.
hoarse accents as to their course and
speed; and where the herds had partly
run over Role Stillson, and had hidden
him with the machine they brought
along, he saw the rotary power beneath
1t to consist of hundreds of opossums,
molcs, ground-hogs and liedgc-ltogs, ali
rolled into balls and acting us spherical
wheels to aid the motion. n, a p
h Last of all, Rolfc saw with apprchcn.
sion not equal to his wonder d small rear
Suhlu Vi ullIluSt tOOtuleSS anu exhausted
3carnivorous beasts, long cxtinct-or very
rare in this rcgion--thc puma or panther,
. the lynx, the black bear. IA little herd Of
mountain deer attended these and took
their places at the watcr-sidc. 3 y
Music |" exclaimed the raccoon.
S at once there arose a drumming sound
on every side, made by corps Of pleas
ants striking their wings on fallen trees,
TO tho filing of a multitude of night
hawks in the air above, and the bass
viols Of great flocks OF crows. It'd
zsI 1t ceased, and similar sounds Of animal
music came across from the Maryland
shore. - ;,5 IS sfi - ~
The fowls now called again, obcdicnt
to command. ~ y, g j < Z. 5i5f * e
From the region of the river responses
were made: 3 :s 5'5SSs M
."To wit y ITO iwho.o-o.ol'j .-,E
E."Forward, sappcrs y exclaimed the rae
coon, as n column Of molcs, mnrmoihs
and gophers deploycd to the front and
began to dig holes at the higher. edge Of
the abutment. Z Z. = 81 >7s s e
i. Forward, pontooniers carpenters
engineers ! ordered the raccoon again. 3.
i There advanced to tho river brink, with
wooden poles all cut and fashioned, a it,.
- - Tie squad
.:i $500 - 2 - of bcay-
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The wolf now advanced and howlcd II
his powerful notes to the audience:

II take pleasure IN presenting 10 his
fellow-specics m old companion, Patri-
arch Moose. We should not have had the
pleasure, but he escaped from n travelling
mcnagcrie at Frederick city, in order to
be with us tonight.
Brethren, we hoped and desired that
our mild and reliable old friend, Grand
father Buffalo, would have had Mt least
one representative here. As the moose
ran free. upon the earth before its rocks
were formed or the miserable after
thought of Man had been considered at
all, SO the martyrcd buffalocs filled NIL this
valley with their herds and stamped the
great roads to the West which the pirates
engineers now follow so submissively
Q! what reckoning there will be when
man hears the computation OF slaughtered
bisons his bloody frivolity has destroyed
ffc thinks to cxtcrminatc the species
which preceded him upon this continent.
The timc.wiil be when hc'would surrcn-
der even his ,cowardice TO have us back;
for his destiny is to be starvation"
Ibid ye ever hyur anything like it ?"
muscd Rolfc. "That's almost MS blood
thirsty a Teller as Bonyparty or McCausc-
land" - 4. 81 <.
"Countrymcn, patriots, aboriginals Of
the SOIL continued the wolf, "many Of
us are here at great peril and fatigue; |
may never again reach my refuge in the
Allegheny submits, But on the eve of
the annual Information of many Of our
species, the mournful privilege Of as
sembling at the first frost must be main
tanned. Let me announce to you, bretl-
rem, that man is on the eve OF collapse y
The magnificent audience arose like
some monster political convention and
cheercd again and ngain. 81 . st5
The turbulence continued till the par
oXysm had spent itself, some animals
shouting, some hugging, some somer-
saul'ing, some leaping In the mir like
rockets with India rubber sticks. Bushy
tails were held up; hurrahs were given
in the regular university way; and,
finally, amidst tremendous applause, the
grahd marshals Of all the species moved
toward each other with the standards
and guidons of their tribes and varieties,
and formed a fine bouquet Of form, car
riagc and purpose at tho top Of the Vir-
,gmia slope. III
"Ycs," howled the wolf, when he
could ret an instant to be Heard, "Afan
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{ A Hard Pm View of;t

is the best, to owe or 10 hive
something owing to you ~ asked Colonel
Laeerbecr Of Gus De Smith the other day. =
to have something owing to You.
Of course answered Gus, Who is one Of thc
brightest society youths In Austin Is -
~ don't agree with you," said Laserbccr.
* swell, why not ~ az :
sif Because If YOU have something owing to
you you may never get it. But If You Owe
something, when YOU arc able to nay Il. Won
have value received, anyhow, md If: yoi,
never pay-why. then yon arc sure to make
a handsome profit."'-1exas Siftiuas. s.1"SN's'
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anybody pass here within an hour p,
asked q DGtroitcr Of q Wayne county farmer
standing at his gate. I215S'5 - ~ q.
E"Ycs.h 9i,55 * s. 4 y
Man with black horse y, Y 4 Z I.
81. No man with white boss n
Wasn't a tin peddler, was he ~ WI
3"oh, no; . He was the editor Of m agricul.
How do You know that p. I: a 4 r
""Becausc hc Come, out on purpose to ask
me whether potato planting or corn cutting
soas lust. ii,s sMrtSa q new, paper and
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and turning back agal, precisely like

anu turning back again precisely like
"Lor' bless mo !" thought Rolfc, 81
didn't know thar was q beaver left."9Aag
"Ofccr of the guard y exclaimed an.
other voice, squeaky but important.
1.-THE word T. from both tho squcaly,
rat.llke voices Of the scntinels. =
Rolfe saw raccoon, with bushy tail,
come up to the scntrics and salute, with
his paw touching his Russian wbiskcrs,
and say. Nh ssi "a
Liberty and Animal Union y
sand expulsion to tho pirates y an.
swcrcd both beavers, like q counterslgn,
opening 10 lot the raccoon pass.
. Tho raccoon trotted nImbly past
Rolfo's motionlcss body and began to
scratch something he held In his paw
upon the parapct stones. A9j
y Immediately there slionc q fire like
lighted punk md, raising his head, Rolfc
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Drawing tho co.rsnge Line.

Baglcy,-- Come, come; here it's nearly
eight o clock and the curtain rises ut s.15.5ss
Mrs, BagieyMINow, don't get excited, VII
Nothing of the sort. Amelia lasnt eot
one.third Of her clothes on yet T.. !.
t8a".shc hns on MI she's going TO put On.
That's the style, William! ssSE5
1t isn't my style. Good gracious,
Susan, people will think we haven't any
more shame than New Workers. 1iladel.
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!, ~ LNA zssIs 1aast. Tfssf sIH4H r - - Il
\ Different Points OF View

" You can't convince young man whose
best girl has just said Yes'' that this country
is going to wreck and r,lin.--SSomerpille Jonr.
nal But you can convince young MN
whose best girl has Just said .t.No'' that this
country is worth saving 1P2iteaali Times. ii
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TO A ROBIN.
- 49, &.
ANNIE Q. M'ouEEs.


Robin, swinging, swinging
On theapplc Dough,
What joyous impulse thrills thee !?
En,arccd warbler thou !
Thy liiile throat Is swelling "a
With the rapture Of thy song,
Its wondro,is Music filling
All the air rs borne along;
Thy crimson breast is throbbing,
As though II scarce could hold y
The wealth Of love and gladncss
That in thy song is told,
0 tell me, tell nc, robin !! i.
I, ton, would sing rs thou; y
Thine every note responsive
In my heart Is echoing now,
Till filled to Overlooking 8h
With It's harmony divine
Would in melody exquisite
l,urs,l forth in song like thine.
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AFRICAN BEAUTIES.
MATRIMONIAL OFFERS WHICH DE-
SET THE TRAVELLER. ,lEt
King Mtesa's Regiment OF vlyes-The
Troubles Of Dr. l,uchncr with u Love-
Lorn Princess.A Dusky Sweet Sixteen
= Who Was Worse Than wild Cat.
copyrighted, ISL

ls6f Copyrighted, ISL 81 Z y
A cable dispatch tho other day said
that King Mwanga, tho ruler Of Uganda,
has 1000 wives, "A few years be.
fore his death King Mtcsa, tho father Of
Mwanga took a census Of his fnmilyan
found TINT he Ind 1000 wives. It does
not follow that the support Of this for.
midablc househould was a heavy drain
upon Mtcsa's private purse. On the con.
trary, the harcms Of African kings and
chiefs, Ike their cattle kraa]s, Arc often n
source Of wealth. This little incident
shows tho practical view that Mtcsa, for
instance, took Of matrimory.
About five years ago, Mr., Fclkin, ono
Of the Uganda missionaries, complained
to Mtesa that his majesty had not kept
the missionary lardcr well stocked, rs he
Ind agreed, and the missionaries were
actually suffering for food. A happy
thought struck the King. IIe gave an
order to m attendant, and in a few min:
utcs eighteen buxom young women came
marching in with big baskets of bananas
on their heads. Z.
"Takc these women for your wives,'
said Mtesa. "They will dig in your gar.
den, raise your food and cook It. Take
them and don't bother ME any more.
Send nc the other men and I will give
them wives too. Nowtakc your women
and go.n 4;
Ntesa was greatly cnragcd when the
poor missionary yentured to protest
against being married in this Wholesale
fashion, Hc told Mr.. Fclkin that lie and
his fellows might shift for themselves.
They had q hard time of It until the
King long after became better, naturcd.
In Mtesa's harem was one shrewd and
comedy person who had great influence
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Tho Craze Assumes q New Form.
uWell shn1l co11 and 600 yn,, ~ p,nrro,,

x Tho Craze Assu1nes q New Form. q
wei, ! shall call and sec you tomorrow,
come Ella. u }3ilfs} Il 3
i$" - shall bring ,FIidowith me" Y Il
moi Why no? I. "a, III .l
," Rover is not receiving ut present. He Is
in mourning for q brother who was run over
5bya South Boston chr. Poor little fellow!
with a Grape around his neck. But the rules
Of polite society must be observed, my dear"
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Anew weeks ago little Miss Greedy made
disappearance in the family of the arctic
explorer y The other dry the baby received
q $500 check from an unknown friend. ],
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Baron Hindlip, Of lAllsops brewery, and
Baron Arlilnun, of Guinness stout, are the
pair Of !!heer' lords oftthe British House Of
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Most Delicate Way Of Putting It.

Most Delicate Why Of Putting It.
A Harlem parson, lately mixed up in a law
business, lad 10 make a certain DIGESTION,
and upon being asked whether n statement
made by an adverse witness WIS correct he
smiled beautifully through his glasses MS he
softly replied z J. /. K
gs''.'lNitliout any desire to use strong Ian.
guagc, ! nm bound to say that the allegation
of the witness Is q blameworthy misstatc-
ss .Blamcworthy misstatementf is good. 4 4
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taking his commands from. tho veteran
wolf, 5i "a. l f,25r
AS Virginia's contribution fell back
respectfully and came TO n present, the
approaching procession wns announced
by n great number Of juvenile aud motley
elements coming before It, consisting OF
frogs, field mice, ground squirrels, lizards,
etc, some initiating soldicry, some hop.
ping, some skipping, some waltzing, 's
n Next came tho drum.majof, q great
buck deer, whose horns beat time as
he preceded tho band Of linnets, mock,
crs, cat.birds, and every species OF
fcathcrcd or footed musician, amongst
whom was the shrill piping whip-poor-
will. z q 4 -.
Y The general which led the Northern
hosts was a venerable moose, who dis.
tributcd his weight as much as possible
on the structure BY s,raddling, and Role
could hear the poles sway and crcak
beneath his form and see the engineer
animals run far out with their guy ropes
and hold them taut around stunps and
rocks, IS 81, j Il
lie was followed by a grand army of
every wild animal inhabitant. OF the
settled States which had representa-
tive lcft-the whole moving with vote.
ran gravity, yet according TO The individ-
ual spirits Of their several races and ma
tons. a + II Ia ( 7 4 Y
The squirrels somcrsaultcd, and rabA
bits charged like horscmcn up the col
umn, the rats lcapcd and squcnled, the
yellow foxes flashed up and down be-
meath the moon like smoldcring fires
or golden corn. NJ q
a When all had crossed, the army of re-
ccption filed in behind and escorted their
guests to the hill slopes, where both Sec
lions arranged themselves rs in an am
phitheatre, tier on tier, rising back from
the river, with the great officers and vet
Grams in the eye Of all, making Of the
bridge pier platform, which slightly
rose toward the rear.
e At a signal from the old wolf the mighty
audience arose and chantcd In the
tongues of all animals u 10 Dcu,n, com.
mcncing: Fsfz Ky
Ee Hero all beneath their Maker stand,
Except the Human Pirrlte baud,
And claim creations old decree
That every species kept sbnll be! aIish
IA, AT tho command we did embark,
g5a And drifted In tho Pirates ark ~
" = Not one, when saved, went OF d spree,
but N0ah's vile rostcrity!
u. q o fnkc these Robbers to the skies,
& And let this earth be paradise! Z,
l"That's iectlc the most cxtravagint7
doxology ever ] did hyar," observed
Rolfe Stillson, very much impressed, how
ever. e,
The wolf now advanced and howlcd in
his powerful notes to the audience:
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..II35I7NVVSSSAS Yanyo, md SO he
49HTI could not run away


g 54;s5;l from the smitten
old lady. Her Establishments, however,
became intense enough to hasten his
departure after he had endured them
with the best possible e'for several
months. sis IA Z. n
n Scrpa Pinto's adventure with the
laughter Of a king Of the Ambucllas Is
IN amusing specimen of the strange .cx-
pericnces that bcfall the African traveller.
This attractive little b creature rs
the explorer calls her, had never seen a
white man before in her island home on
the Cubanqui, and Pinto unwittingly in.
spircd her with "a deep interest. She
made desperate love to him and though
she WINS only sweet sixteen, Pinto says
she inspired him with more fear than
tho widest Of wild cats. Her elder; sis
ter, ably Allotted the little girls tender dc.
signs and was very indignant because
Pinto was so cold and unfccling. She
wanted to know in the shrillcst Of tones
II There were any prettier& girls I in the
country he came from and what; sort Of a
man he was anyhow Ons evening the
two young women entered his hut and
declined to leave 1t until they were coaxed
away. by the wife OF one OF Scrpa
Pinto's porters, who declared the white
man was her husband. i; .JJ n ), q
Many African chiefs are apt to think
that white travellers who wander through
their country without even SO much as one
wife In their train are very suspicious
characters and need to be watched closely
to prevent them from running oil with
the royal harem. They frequently of
fer to. solacc the loneliness Of their visit
ors by;p presenting them with one or more
wives. Dr. Barth, after travelling for five
years in Africa, expressed tho opinion
that explorers should take their wives
with them If possible, as the natives
would respect them. more and they
would get along better. He said < tho
only thing about him that really excited
suspicion was tho fact that lie was "a
bachelor. II ~ RI !.
" Dr. Livingstone used to say that wo-
men and wine, meaning the native palm
wine, were the curse of white men In
Africa. There Is no doubt, however that
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Why They Go Out between the Acts.
Eastern Young Lady--Your Chicago
gentlemen must be very much addicted to
drink. i 4 ~ d Z, * sis;i
= Chicago Young Lady-Why do you
think so 81 e ( Z, :, IS y Ss'sS..3is
II noticed that more than one-halfo fthcm,
went out Of the theatre the other evening be,
tween the acts. "t0lE' ~ ~ E5
And Syon thought they went ont to
drink ~ II n NJ 4, &
!"Of course. 4 h 5.}i !! q. n
Mercy, no !! They went out to avoid the
orchestral Chicago Herald, q r. 4 q q 3;
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The Roman nose denotes propensity for
adventure. z ..t + l4.js
sS. A wide nose with open nos.rils is a mark
Of great scnsuality. tSe & ~! Il M d, Il
a cleft nose shows cncyolcnce-itw was the
nose of St. Vincent dc Paul. v ~ al
A straight nose denotes n Just, serious,
fine, judicious and energetic mind.
1.-The curved, ncshy nose is mark Of dom
ination and cruelty. Catherine dc Medici
and Elizabeth, Of England, had noses Of this
kind. Isf " ;i5 (, l c;
& The curved, thin nose Is a mark Of d bril-
liant mind but vain, and disposed to beiron.
ical: It isthsnose Of q dreamer, 70 poetlor u
critic.
y It is desirable that the nose should be- as
long as possible, this being u sign Of merit
power and genius. For Instance Napoleon
and C,nsarha long noses.
BY If the line of3the nose be re entrant that
is, il the nose IS turned. up-it, denotes that
its owner has q weak ! mind sometimes
coarse, and generally playful, pleasant Or
fr0licSoMc if "a, L y 4, : 5st
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At tho Panorama.

n Little GIRLS that you, papa, on the brick
colored horse that is up on its hind legs
Y Parcnt-Yes, my child, that is usually
pointed out rs me. l55I s..li Sos SOS !;
land did you cut that other mans head
off and ride right straight over into the
ort? I Z e 80; e
Yes my dear, presume l did" 8
But mamma didn't say anything aboutit,
when l asked her what you did in the war;
sjS."Why, what did she say y Cooking around
ut the spectators proudly. Ef3s 3 Z. i$
E"Oh, She said that Nil you did that any
body ever heard Of was 10 fool around and
get kicked by m army mule, and that now
you haven't sense enough to get u pension!
Dakota Ittl gIst lis 5 - " { i Z;
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PlLLAGERS' BRIDGE B, i.
nY GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND.

A LEGEND OF THE POTOMAC.
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"A gallows was erected on tho top Of
the pier and these two were strung up as
dcscrters from tho patriot cause and noe:
turnal colleagues Of war, amidst Il degree
of Joy equaling tho Indians love Of re.
yenge.
Considering that tho main peril was
now over, Isotfe stiilson concluded to
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- ID . \
most Of the explorers who have made
great names In Africa arc quito correct
and In fact austre In their habits, and
by declining to minglc familiarity with
their employees and tho people gcner.i
ally they have secured q degree OF re.
sncct and Influence, they could not other
wise possess. a .:
1.-The Rev, Mr.. Hare, who for several
years has been missionary on the great
Lake Tanganyiki, found a while ngoI on
tho southc n coast n tl0urishing tribe
whose ruler was q woman. 8 Everywhere
she went she was attended BY fifty ladies'
In waiting. She was a good. looking
ncgress about forty years old, and was so
favorably impressed with the first white.
man she had seen that she insisted that
le must settle down In her chief. town
and grow up with tho country. She told
him she would give him plenty Of land,
would build q house for him. and that he
could lead there. m Idle and a happy life.
TWAS with some difficulty that the good
man convinced Queen Mwema that Mrs.
Hare had prior claims on him. She let
him 60 at last after he had promised TO
send some missionaries TO add impor.i
tancc to her little capital. 4 IA 81 81
The traveller, Cameron, A I,sf u q,
says that tho wv, \ J Il
s sf! kiss Rs v'Sss ss:SlsANN
S % So ss w Is - =: ;SNAla
q 4, i: s:BsESF|Igl.
E 80
z c-----I-5"1 were Ii G
lvDAE 20 handsomcst wo.s
tGiV5''s1'N'la%?sS.sa. : y < ias 's.
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E,,"Gcntlemen, give twenty cents each, cum.
shaw, to the executioncrs," said the guide,
which we gladly did to escape from the star
ing Of the boss butchers swivel eve; and so
ended our. interview with these high cxecu-
TONERS Of the great Chinese empire. 4. IA
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Chicago Young Lady-Why do you
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Here all beneath their Maker stand,
3; Except the Human Pirnte band,
Z And claim creations old decree
i That every species kept sbnll be! i
"a AT tho command We did embark, ~
3 And drifted In tho Pirates ark III
Not one, when saved, went OF spree,
hut N0ah's vile rostcrity!
o inkc these Robbers to the skies,
And let this earth be plr,idIsei NJ iF7
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We declined, and one Of my companions
began to grow pale and complain of not
feeling well. so VIC ordered the guide to lead